I was told – as everyone I trained with was – that this was the best deal available. “Someone is making a lot of money from the deals. I was charged £228-a-week to rent a van via One Motion Logistics. The driver, who worked from Amazon’s Eurocentral depot in the run up to Christmas, said: “The charges are outrageous and stressful. He was charged nearly £12,000 a year to rent his van via courier firm One Motion Logistics. With the cost of van hire and long hours eating into his £112 pay, it often meant he was working for less than the minimum hourly rate.įormer Amazon driver Brian Dowling, 33, says he, too, found the cost of leasing a van astronomical. In December, we told how an undercover reporter found gruelling working conditions at an Amazon depot. Unions have blasted the deductions but a courier firm has defended itself saying its drivers are “too lazy” to sort out better deals. The annual cost of leasing the vehicles often runs to the sum needed to buy the van outright. Amazon delivery driver stole customer's puppy when he dropped off parcel.The Daily Record has been reporting on the plight of Amazon drivers for a number of years (Image: Daily Record) Read More Related Articles
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